Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form
Saxtead Road, Framlingham, Woodbridge, IP13 9HE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THOMAS MILLS HIGH SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Philip Hurst
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,170
- Pupils on roll
- 1,056
- URN
- 136782
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01728723493
About this school
Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form is a secondary academy in Woodbridge. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,056 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 196 | 167 | 173 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.2 | 48.8 | 48.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.02 -0.19 to +0.23 | +0.10 -0.12 to +0.32 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44% | 40.7% | 46.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 73.1% | 71.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 41% | 44.3% | 41.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48.2 | 37.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.8 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.4 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,092 |
| 2023/24 | 1,030 |
| 2024/25 | 1,001 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form compares
Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form ranked 8th of 43 secondary schools in Suffolk for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.4 | 8.2% | 18.6% | 1,056 | — |
| Stradbroke High School | 44.3 | 8.3% | 21.5% | 353 | 6.4 miles |
| Debenham High School | 55.7 | 6.7% | 13.5% | 714 | 6.7 miles |
| Farlingaye High School | 43.8 | 10.2% | 18% | 1,861 | 8.9 miles |
| Hartismere School | 53 | 7.4% | 13.3% | 1,062 | 10.4 miles |
| Claydon High School | 45 | 7.6% | 20.5% | 765 | 12.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.55%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 8.24%
- Persistent absence
- 20.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stradbroke High School6.4 miles
Secondary · Eye
-
Debenham High School6.7 miles
Secondary · Stowmarket
-
Farlingaye High School8.9 miles
Secondary · Woodbridge
-
Hartismere School10.4 miles
Secondary · Eye
-
Claydon High School12.3 miles
Secondary · Ipswich
Other schools in Woodbridge
- Farlingaye High School Secondary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Laxfield Primary
- Bawdsey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bealings School Primary
- Bedfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Charsfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dennington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Earl Soham Community Primary School Primary
- Easton Primary School Primary
- Eyke Church of England Primary School Primary
- Grundisburgh Primary School Primary
- Hollesley Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form teach?
- Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Woodbridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form?
- The headteacher of Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form is Mr Philip Hurst, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form?
- Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form has 1,056 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form full?
- Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form has capacity for 1,170 pupils and 1,056 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form a faith school?
- No. Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form has no designated religious character.
- Is Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form a selective school?
- No. Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form?
- Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form is part of THOMAS MILLS HIGH SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.2 in 2022/23 and 48.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form rank locally?
- Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form ranked 8th of 43 secondary schools in Suffolk for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form's absence rate?
- Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.